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Question
Draw the plot of binding energy per nucleon (BE/A) as a functino of mass number A. Write two important conclusions that can be drawn regarding the nature of nuclear force.
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Solution
Plot of binding energy per nucleon as the function of mass number A is given as below:
Following are the two conclusions that can be drawn regarding the nature of the nuclear force:
(i) The force is attractive and strong enough to produce a binding energy of few MeV per nucleon.
(ii) The constancy of the binding energy in the range 30
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